South Milwaukee Blog

I should point out one other important piece of information about snow removal. From the front page of the city’s website … ATTENTION: Section 12.23 of the Municipal Code prohibits blowing or throwing snow or ice onto public streets. When clearing your driveway and walks, please be aware of this. Citations may be issued to [...]

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No surprises here: Local mayors and village presidents met today and endorsed a plan to hold trick-or-treating on the same day across municipalities. Most years, that day won’t be Halloween. You can read the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel story here. From the story: The resolution is aimed at keeping children safe and deterring groups of kids [...]

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In case you haven’t discovered it yet, check out SouthMilwaukee.org, the local website run by 3rd District Alderman Jim Shelenske. It’s a great resource showing special events from around the city. Jim also rounds up the posts on his site into a monthly events newsletter. You can access this month’s edition here and sign up on [...]

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Update: Note one of the comments below. The Blakewood event is typically held the Saturday evening before Halloween. My apologies for the mistake … but it doesn’t change my point of view on this. I support trick-or-treating on Halloween evening. The debate continues on when communities should allow trick-or-treating. From a story in Sunday’s Milwaukee [...]

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The South Milwaukee Health Department will have an H1N1 flu clinic open to the general public on Wednesday, January 20, at the Health Department, 2424 15th Ave. The clinic, which is by appointment only, runs from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m..  Appointments can be made by calling the Health Department at 768-8055. A consent form for each person [...]

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It’s nearing 24 hours after the end of the most recent snowstorm. Still have snow on your city sidewalks? You had better remove it soon. Remember, snow and ice must be removed from your sidewalk “within 24 hours of daylight” after the end of a storm, according to Section 12.20 of the municipal code. That means if [...]

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If you ever thought about serving on the South Milwaukee School Board, this might be your chance. One person – incumbent Theresa C. Travia — has declared to run for School Board this spring. Here’s the problem: Two seats are up for election. That sets up a scenario where one of the two spots — the one to be [...]

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It’s official — there will be two contested South Milwaukee races this spring … the same two that were contested in 2008. Richard Raduenz, a former 3rd District alderman, is running against incumbent Mayor Tom Zepecki in a 2008 rematch, as I reported in this post. City clerk is the other contested race, and it [...]

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If you drove through downtown South Milwaukee over the weekend, you may have noticed 10th Avenue was closed south of Milwaukee Avenue. The reason? A water main break in front of Tri-City National Bank. You can read the story on the Today’s TMJ4 website here. Also check out the video. It’s not pretty. And check out [...]

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Still haven’t gotten an H1N1 vaccination? You can do so on Wednesday, January 6, at South Milwaukee City Hall, 2424 15th Avenue, courtesy of the South Milwaukee Health Department. Vaccines will be given by appointment only from 2 to 6 p.m. Call the Health Department at 768-8055 to schedule a shot. Learn more at the [...]

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So, what will the ballot look like in April? We’ll know more on Tuesday — decision day for those thinking about running for office in South Milwaukee. Candidates for mayor, city clerk, city treasurer, city attorney and municipal judge have until 5 p.m. on Tuesday to declare their candidacy and submit the necessary nomination petitions. [...]

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In case you haven’t noticed, and many probably haven’t, South Milwaukee has some great restaurants — and we hopefully have added another one. Paisano’s Restaurant is now open for business at the site of the former Witt’s at 113 N. Chicago Avenue. I look forward to checking out the new Italian eatery soon, and I hope you will [...]

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The South Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce has come out with its monthly newsletter, and you can check it out here. I wanted to call out one item in particular: an upcoming business education seminar presented by the South Shore Economic Advancement Consortium and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Small Business Development Center. The class on small [...]

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Wall Street continues to show its love for Bucyrus International. Bullish reports from a pair of stock market analysts on Monday drove shares of the South Milwaukee mining equipment company higher less than two weeks after Bucyrus announced it was acquiring the mining division of Terex Corporation.  From the story on TheStreet.com: Morgan Stanley’s Robert [...]

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I’m back from a week in Arizona, refreshed, ready and looking forward to a great 2010 for South Milwaukee and the 4th District. I am excited about the year ahead as your alderman. There’s a lot I’d like to accomplish in 2010, a lot of progress I hope we can achieve as a city. I look forward [...]

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